https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed In popular culture they're depicted as ruthless warriors who pillaged and plundered. That reputation is not totally undeserved, but is only part of the picture. Here are five things to know about Vikings. https://www.thelocal.no/20201114/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-vikings Sat, 14 Nov 2020 11:19:33 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-the-vikings Inch by inch, they gently pick through the soil in search of thousand-year-old relics. Racing against onsetting mould yet painstakingly meticulous, archaeologists in Norway are exhuming a rare Viking ship grave in hopes of uncovering the secrets within. https://www.thelocal.no/20201114/race-against-time-and-mould-to-uncover-secrets-of-viking-ship Sat, 14 Nov 2020 11:01:41 +0100 race-against-time-and-mould-to-uncover-secrets-of-viking-ship In the popular imagination, the Viking warriors who plundered northern Europe from the 8th century were as tall, fair and Scandinavian as they were murderous. In fact, according to a new study, they were far more diverse than previously thought. https://www.thelocal.no/20200918/why-not-all-vikings-were-blond-haired-and-blue-eyed Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:30:15 +0200 why-not-all-vikings-were-blond-haired-and-blue-eyed A ship likely to have built by the Vikings has been found by Norwegian researchers using georadar. https://www.thelocal.no/20191122/1000-year-old-ship-found-underneath-ground-on-norwegian-island Fri, 22 Nov 2019 14:53:25 +0100 1000-year-old-ship-found-underneath-ground-on-norwegian-island Kristofer Hivju, who played wildling leader Tormund Giantsbane in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, is to be one of the producers behind a Viking-themed reality show. https://www.thelocal.no/20191010/norwegian-game-of-thrones-actor-to-make-true-viking-reality-show Thu, 10 Oct 2019 20:14:53 +0200 norwegian-game-of-thrones-actor-to-make-true-viking-reality-show The Vikings invaded England in the 9th and 10th centuries. They plundered, raped and burned towns to the ground. Or at least, this is the story we know from school and popular culture. https://www.thelocal.no/20190128/the-anglo-saxons-were-more-menacing-the-vikings-and-the-english-language-can-prove-it Mon, 28 Jan 2019 18:27:55 +0100 the-anglo-saxons-were-more-menacing-the-vikings-and-the-english-language-can-prove-it Reindeer hunters in Norway’s Oppland county have created excitement amongst experts at home and abroad after discovering a Viking sword thought to be from around 850-950 CE. https://www.thelocal.no/20170915/norwegian-reindeer-hunters-find-1100-year-old-viking-sword Fri, 15 Sep 2017 18:18:53 +0200 norwegian-reindeer-hunters-find-1100-year-old-viking-sword If you needed additional proof that Vikings are still a hot commodity, look no further than the Norwegian band Wardruna. https://www.thelocal.no/20161101/norwegian-band-rides-vikings-success-to-top-of-billboard-chart Tue, 01 Nov 2016 15:42:35 +0100 norwegian-band-rides-vikings-success-to-top-of-billboard-chart A warrior identity was at the centre of what it meant to be a Viking, with the coastal raiders embracing an outlaw mentality like punks or Hells Angels today, according a London exhibition on Norway's most famous historical export. https://www.thelocal.no/20140305/warfare-and-violence-central-to-vikings-says-new-exhibition Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:29:00 +0100 warfare-and-violence-central-to-vikings-says-new-exhibition More than 900 years ago, Vikings used coded runes to send frivolous romantic messages to each other, a researcher at the University of Oslo has discovered, with one message, written on a piece of bone in Sweden, simply saying, "Kiss me". https://www.thelocal.no/20140213/vikings-used-runes-for-love-messages-norway-researcher Thu, 13 Feb 2014 09:09:00 +0100 vikings-used-runes-for-love-messages-norway-researcher Want to check out the geography of the word 'yes'? If you have even a speck of linguistic geekiness within you, this European word translator map could keep you busy a long time. https://www.thelocal.no/20140116/language-geeks-can-lose-themselvehs Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:45:00 +0100 language-geeks-can-lose-themselvehs The Local's look at the Old Norse words that entered the English language after the Viking longships arrived in the 8th Century, emphasises just how much violence and destruction they brought in their wake. https://www.thelocal.no/20140107/gallery-what-the-vikings-did-for-english Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:59:00 +0100 gallery-what-the-vikings-did-for-english A new study of a Viking burial area near the Lofoten islands has concluded that slaves were decapitated and buried along with their masters, either as a human sacrifice or simply to serve them in the afterlife. https://www.thelocal.no/20131105/vikings-slaves-beheaded-and-buried-by-masters Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:00:52 +0100 vikings-slaves-beheaded-and-buried-by-masters The producer behind the Lord of the Rings trilogy wants to shoot a $100 million Viking blockbuster in Norway, saying he is drawn by the "authentic landscape" and the expert knowledge local historians have about the Viking era. https://www.thelocal.no/20130830/rings-producer-plans-100m-norway-viking-epic Fri, 30 Aug 2013 10:11:00 +0200 rings-producer-plans-100m-norway-viking-epic Leonardo DiCaprio has been lined up to play Harald Hardrada, Norway's warrior king, in a Warner Brothers production pitched as the "Viking Braveheart". https://www.thelocal.no/20130807/dicaprio-may-play-king-harald-in-viking-braveheart Wed, 07 Aug 2013 11:20:00 +0200 dicaprio-may-play-king-harald-in-viking-braveheart